Pio Albina Albert Patel
Visiting Scholar
Dr. Pio Albina is a visiting scholar in School of Education (SOE) at the University of Delaware. She is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education at the School of Education in Alagappa University, India. She received her Ph.D. in Education from Bharathidasan University, India. Her research interests include Educational Technology, Teacher Preparation, Dyscalculia, Neurocognition and Mathematics Education. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate and Ph.D. level students on Pedagogy of Mathematics, Assessment in Education, Research Methodology and Statistical Analysis.
She had served as a Visiting Faculty in Education in Lincoln University College, Malaysia and attended a ‘Training Programme for International Educators’ in Finland. She completed four research projects which had been funded by various Indian funding agencies. Her research has been published in Education and Information Technologies, International Journal of Instruction and NeuroQuantology.
At UD, she is also involved in research studies in the SOE’s Rutherford Lab. She loves teaching and wants to continue learning throughout her life.
Education
- B.Sc., Mathematics, Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, 2004
- B.Ed., Mathematics & English, St. Ignatius’ College of Education, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, 2005
- M.Sc., Mathematics, St. Xavier’s College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, 2007
- M.Ed., Education, St. Ignatius’ College of Education, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, 2008
- M.Phil., Education, St.Ignatius’ College of Education, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, 2011
- M.Phil., Mathematics, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu, India, 2012
- M.Sc., Psychology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, 2017
- M.A., Child Care & Education, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India, 2018
- Ph.D., Education, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, 2017
Professional Experience
- Visiting Scholar, School of Education, University of Delaware, 2023-present
- Assistant Professor in Mathematics, Alagappa University College of Education, Alagappa University, 2012 – present
- Assistant Professor in Mathematics, SCAD College of Education, 2011 – 2012
- Assistant Professor in Mathematics, St. Ignatius’ College of Education, 2009 – 2011
Recent Grants
- Principal Investigator, Impact of Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) Programmes in Primary and Upper Primary Schools of selected Districts of Tamilnadu, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Government of Tamil Nadu, 2012, Rs.2,00,000
- Project Director, Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction among Teaching Fraternity of SC/ST at Higher Education Level in Tamilnadu, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Government of India, 2013, Rs.8,00,000
- Principal Investigator, Effect of yogic practice on selected physical , physiological and psychological variables among school students, Alagappa University Research Fund (AURF -Inter-departmental), 2016, Rs.3,00,000
- Principal Investigator, Comparative Analysis on Educational System in India and Finland, Alagappa University Research Fund, 2016, Rs. 25,000
Recent Professional Awards
- “Education Excellence Award in the Field of Mathematics”, E-KIDS International Foundation, 2017
- “GRABS Best Young Faculty Award”, GRABS Educational Foundation, 2018
- “VIWA Award – Best Young Women In Education”, Venus International Foundation, 2018